A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 17 nominations
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- IPS Majmudar
- (as Nawazuddin Siddique)
Saharsh Kumar Shukla
- Popat
- (as Saharsh Shukla)
Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
- Sadiq
- (as Zeeshan Ayub)
Storyline
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- TriviaFollowing military tensions between Pakistan and India in 2016, various Pakistani artists were banned from working in India. There was similar pressure applied on the makers of Raees to replace Pakistani actress, Mahira Khan. The film's producer, Farhan Akhtar refused to do so and the female lead remained the same.
- GoofsWhen Jairaj's hit man tries to kill Raees from rooftop Raees wasn't wearing his spectacles glasses. Without his glasses it should be impossible to spot the hit man and throw something to disarm the hit man.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, this film was seen for advice prior to its submission for formal classification. The distributor was advised that the film was likely to be classified 15 uncut but that their preferred 12A classification could be obtained by reducing a number of scenes of strong bloody violence. When the film was submitted for formal classification most of the scenes highlighted at the advice stage had been acceptably reduced. However, one scene had not been acceptably reduced and further cuts were therefore required in that scene. An uncut 15 classification was available.
- ConnectionsFeatures Kaala Patthar (1979)
- SoundtracksLaila Main Laila
Music by Kalyanji Veerji Shah & Anandji Veerji Shah (as Kalyanji-Anandji), Ram Sampath
Lyrics by Shyamalal Babu Rai, Javed Akhtar
Performed by Pawni A. Pandey (as Pavni Pandey)
Featured review
Gear up for a throwback to the great Salim-Javed blockbusters of the Seventies, where the hero grows up mid-action,breaks the tension and action sequences compel you to whistle. Carrying that legacy forward, is Raees. Shah Rukh Khan plays the titular character of a spectacled goon who hates being called "battery"; he starts from harmless Ponzi schemes but graduates to pre- planned rackets and becomes the top bootlegger of his town. Shah Rukh Khan has never looked better; he's full of fury and for once, isn't spreading his arms, but breaking others'. The film lies entirely on his shoulders and he carries the weight most of the times. When he doesn't, the ever-so-reliable Nawazuddin Siddiqui steps in with his crackling performance. In the trademark Nawaz style, he delivers some comic relief. Mahirah is restricted to songs and a few emotional scenes, but doesn't really add much. If her purpose was to soften the baddie, it's lost on the viewer.Action Scenes Are Like Every Other Bollywood Movie. The first half is well- paced; it draws you in and makes you root for the SRK, But the second half plunges into a weird Robin Hood zone where the antihero's morals are suddenly defibrillated and he becomes a messiah. The movie takes a rough path there on, and the long runtime makes the ride bumpier. The movie can feel a bit long, but if you're going for a great Shah Rukh performance and some good old popcorn- entertainment,And It Gives A Good Message To Viewers. it might just 'raees' to the occasion.
- adarshbohra69
- Jan 23, 2017
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,262,954
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,798,379
- Jan 29, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $26,385,310
- Runtime2 hours 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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